Received week 13 + the outline of my racing plan for Fox Valley from Coach B. I got chills.

Saturday20 miles, 2:59

Ran the first 1.5 miles with L and then 6-7 middle miles with KIM! It was nice to run a few miles with some of my favorite people around for this final long run before Fox Valley. Overall I felt good with No complaints other than the heat and humidity (70 degrees when I started at 6:20am).

SundayREST

2 weeks from now Is my goal race- the race I've pretty much been working towards for 2 years now. And I'm excited, nervous and anxious for 9-22 to come so I can run my heart out and put all the training Coach B has laid out for me to good use. and to prepare for the mental side of this race, I will be be pulling back from the distractions of social media. Well, I've already been doing that... 9-22 can't come soon enough and I'm so freaking ready to hit my goals.

Awesome week and awesome 20 miler in the heat and humidity. Also, congrats on a solid marathon training cycle. Your legs and lungs are ready for a BQ. Now it's time to relax and recover and enjoy that confident feeling over the next two weeks. :-)

You are going to ROCK the FVM. I saw Britt last Friday at a Chicago Half Marathon reception and we were both talking about how we could just FEEL that you are going to knock this race out of the park. I am SO EXCITED for you. Can't believe how quickly the time has gone by during your training!!!

Gorgeous pictures, as usual - and I love the sports bra you have on in that picture with Kim!

Introduction

Greetings! I'm Xaarlin, and live in Chicago with my husband and border collie dog, CB. I am an accountant by day and enjoy running, discovering new craft beers, learning Portuguese, eating/cooking delicious foods and spending time with my family when off the clock. I use this space to talk about life, running, and anything else that interests me. Mikkeller Run Club Chicago Captain. Untappd:Xaarlin